By KTAR.com | April 11, 2017 at 7:40 amUPDATED: April 11, 2017 at 2:27 pm

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PHOENIX — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday the federal government would take a more aggressive approach to immigration prosecution starting immediately.

Sessions outlined the series of changes, which included plans to add 50 judges to immigration courts this year and 75 next year, while touring the Arizona-Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona, with Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.

Sessions said the changes marked the start of a new era to rid American cities and the border of what he described as “filth” brought on by drug cartels.

In a statement Sessions said, “As we speak, I am issuing a document to all federal prosecutors that mandates the prioritization of such enforcement.”

• The transportation or harboring of aliens will be targeted. “We are going to shut down and jail those who have been profiting off this lawlessness.”

• Anyone who unlawfully enters the country will now be charged with a felony. Currently, it is a misdemeanor.

• Aliens that illegally re-enter the country after prior removal will be referred for felony prosecution.

• All 94 U.S. Attorneys Offices have been directed to prioritize prosecution of anyone who assaults a federal law enforcement. “If someone dares to assault one of our folks in the line of duty, they will do federal time for it.”